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US elections: Obama wins Democratic nomination for president

The Guardian

 4 June 2008

 Barack Obama made history tonight by beating Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination to become the first African American with a viable chance of winning the White House.

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Only a 'grave threat' would trigger 42-day detention, say ministers

 The Independent

4 June 2008 

New powers to hold terror suspects for up to 42 days without charge would be triggered only by a "grave and exceptional" threat akin to the 7 July bombings in London, ministers said yesterday as they moved to defuse a potentially devastating revolt by Labour MPs.

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 Iqbal Jassat
Author: Iqbal Jassat Created: 24/12/2006 13:15
Iqbal Jassat has been involved in overcoming prejudice and discrimination in various forms for over 30 years. He was the founding member of the Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa - one of the most active Muslim organizations in the anti-apartheid struggle.
IS COLONIALISM IN ISRAEL UNTOUCHABLE?
By Iqbal Jassat on 02/06/2008 08:05
Since the pages have turned in commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Nakba, do new headlines and reports covering stories other than Palestine suggest that its business as usual in Israel?
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PARADOX OF FIREWORKS OVER STOLEN LAND
By Iqbal Jassat on 13/05/2008 08:58
After 60 years it seems that the collective memory of the West is in danger of fading. Much worse is that concurrently, the West desires that the collective memory of the entire world also evaporates. This is wishful thinking simply because the world is aware that what the West hopes for is driven by a need to erase its guilt in the criminal dispossession of Palestinians six decades ago.
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NAQBA'S 60TH YEAR: COMPLEX OR NOT - SOLUTION IS SIMPLE!
By Iqbal Jassat on 01/04/2008 10:28
Will pious pontification by Western nations ever be replaced by an acknowledgement that short of decisive action, such pompous speeches will remain no more than that?
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Can a thief present demands to the owner of the property he has robbed?
By Iqbal Jassat on 10/01/2008 11:53
According to Gideon Levy, a Haaretz journalist, Israelis who bear the guilt of stealing land from the Palestinians along with their fundamental human rights and humanity, should be terribly troubled by the answers to these questions.
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IS ZUMA VICTORY COMPARABLE TO HAMAS’ DEFEAT OF FATAH?
By Iqbal Jassat on 03/01/2008 12:37
An interesting analogy being made by some commentators is that Jacob Zuma’s victory over Thabo Mbeki is similar to the defeat suffered by Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction at the hands of Hamas.
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Unmasking of Abbas gives Bush final shot at imposing Bantustan
By Iqbal Jassat on 06/09/2007 09:18

Where does he hide now? Mahmoud Abbas, de facto dictator of the Occupied Territories is in hiding from his own people! Unlike his predecessor Yasser Arafat, who was incarcerated in his Ramallah HQ - under siege from Israel; Abbas is an esteemed guest in Jerusalem

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